| NOUN | animal | broadbill, boatbill, boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius | tropical American heron related to night herons |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | broadbill, scaup, scaup duck, bluebill | diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill | |
| animal | broadbill, shoveler, shoveller, Anas clypeata | freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill | |
| animal | broadbill | small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills |
| Meaning | Tropical American heron related to night herons. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | boatbill, boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius | |
| Member of | Cochlearius, genus Cochlearius | boatbills |
| Broader | heron | Grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill |
| Spanish | boatbill | |
| Catalan | boatbill | |
| Meaning | diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scaup, scaup duck, bluebill | |
| Member of | Aythya, genus Aythya | canvasback |
| Narrower | greater scaup, Aythya marila | large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male |
| lesser scaup, lesser scaup duck, lake duck, Aythya affinis | Common scaup of North America | |
| Broader | duck | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
| Spanish | bluebill, porrón | |
| Catalan | bluebill | |
| Meaning | Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill. | |
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| Synonyms | shoveler, shoveller, Anas clypeata | |
| Member of | Anas, genus Anas | type genus of the Anatidae |
| Broader | duck | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
| Spanish | pato cuchara | |
| Catalan | Anas clypeata, ànec cullerot, ànec paleter | |
| Meaning | small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills. | |
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| Member of | Eurylaimidae, family Eurylaimidae | coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi |
| Broader | passerine, passeriform bird | perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch |
| Spanish | eurylaimidae | |
| Catalan | eurilaimid | |
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